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Report Transportation

Switching Gears

May 08, 2019
The new congestion pricing fee serves the dual goals of raising revenue and reducing traffic congestion; however, the measure is not a complete solution to the State’s need for transportation funding.
Report Public Workforce

Reform at the Bargaining Table

April 30, 2019
The MTA's fiscal outlook is dire, and improving it requires a multipronged approach. Paramount in the effort is slowing the growth of labor costs.
Report Transportation

Swimming in Subsidies

March 28, 2019
NYC Ferry serves more than 4 million passengers at a high level of operating subsidy: $10.73 per ride, 10 times that of the New York City Transit.
Report Transportation

Building a Sound Fiscal Future for New York's Highway and Mass Transit Systems

March 19, 2019
Options for raising sufficient funds for roads and transit statewide include increasing tolls and fees, enacting congestion pricing, and implementing a vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) fee.
Report Transportation

NYS Infrastructure Policy

December 13, 2018
This paper was prepared by HR&A Advisors as a background paper for the December 2018 CBC Conference on most important fiscal and economic issues facing New York State. The paper provides recommendations for how NYS should prioritize, fund, and deliver key infrastructure investments.
Report Transportation

Getting Back on Track

July 18, 2018
Decisions to redirect capital dollars to other priorities and stretch inspection and maintenance cycles contributed to the decline in subway reliability, and challenges lay ahead for plans to purchase 3,600 new subway cars and retrofit 1,200 existing cars.
Report Transportation

4 Things You Should Know About the MTA's Commuter Railroads

April 18, 2018
The Long Island Rail Road is much more inefficient than Metro-North. Here's why.
Report Taxes

Practical Policy in Challenging Circumstances:

March 18, 2018
Strategies to mitigate the federal tax law's threat to New York's competitiveness and New Yorkers' wallets.
Report Economic Development

Tax Increment Financing: A Primer

December 05, 2017
This report provides an overview of TIF and a five-point checklist drawn from lessons learned from past projects to help identify potential TIF projects.
Report Capital Spending

Bridging the Financial Gap

October 12, 2017
Tolls for the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge have not been released yet, but based on construction costs, CBC estimates it will be approximately $10 for cars, double the current rate.
Report Transportation

Bumpy Road

August 21, 2017
What the State should do to ensure its transportation investment is well-targeted and strategic.
Report City Budget

NYC Resident Feedback Survey: Community District Results

June 30, 2017
How do New Yorkers feel about quality of life and municipal services? It varies tremendously by community district.
Report City Budget

NYC Resident Feedback Survey: Report of Results

May 16, 2017
10,000 New Yorkers responded to a survey about which services they're satisfied with -- and which are in need of improvement.
Report Capital Spending

Three Ways to Improve the Port Authority's Capital Plan

February 16, 2017
Despite an increase in transparency and accountability, the updated plan remains deficient in three important ways.
Report Taxes

New York City Property Taxes

December 22, 2016
Why do owners of the same type of property pay vastly different rates?
Report Transportation

Access-A-Ride

September 20, 2016
This report identifies strategies and options the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) can pursue to improve the financial outlook and quality of Access-A-Ride, the paratransit program.
Report State Budget

Predicting the Peak, Preparing for the Trough

June 20, 2016
The impact of a possible recession could be as high as $59 billion, or 18.2 percent of tax revenues over four years.
Report Transportation

Recessions and Revenues

December 16, 2015
This policy brief considers the implications of a recession for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) current financial plan.
Report Transportation

Sisyphus and Subway Stations

August 31, 2015
This brief examines why the subway stations of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority never reach a state of good repair and recommends how to address the challenge.
Report Transportation

Taxis, Taxes, and the MTA Funding Gap

August 25, 2015
This policy brief suggests alternatives for taxes on services regulated by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission as a potential source of filling the gap in the MTA's proposed 2015-2019 capital plan.

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